Best PlacesLakewood Village, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lakewood Village, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Lakewood Village ranks 240th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Lakewood Village
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Lakewood Village's strengths and weaknesses
Where Lakewood Village ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 99% of towns
- Household income$175,719 median, better than 99% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 96% of towns
Where Lakewood Village ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 8% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 16% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 24% of towns
- Short commute31.9 minutes each way, better than only 24% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 25% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Lakewood Village
A household needs to earn about $153,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lakewood Village home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $175,719, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Lakewood Village's effective rate of 1.62%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Lakewood Village
Lakewood Village runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Lakewood Village.
Who works in Lakewood Village, and how
Work in Lakewood Village centers on retail trade and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 64%
- Work from home 35%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Lakewood Village
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Lakewood Village.
What the weather is like in Lakewood Village, month by month
Lakewood Village sees roughly 160 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 57, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57° | 47° | 39° |
| April | 77° | 66° | 58° |
| July | 96° | 86° | 78° |
| October | 80° | 70° | 61° |
Flying in and out of Lakewood Village
Dallas-Fort Worth International sits about 18 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 41.3 million passengers in 2025, with 289 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Lakewood Village
Schools across Lakewood Village average a B−, better than 52% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Hosp ElA− · 56% proficient
- Prestwick ElB+ · 54% proficient
- Ethridge ElB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Pearson MiddleA+ · 77% proficient
- Killian MiddleA · 60% proficient
- Lowell H Strike MiddleB · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- The Colony H SB+ · 52% proficient
- Little Elm H SB− · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Lakewood Village school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lakewood Village measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Lakewood Village against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Lakewood Village
Is Lakewood Village a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lakewood Village ranks 240th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on what local pay buys, a strong job market, and high incomes, and lowest on property taxes and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Lakewood Village expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $527,400. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $175,719 median income, cost of living beats 100% of towns.
Is Lakewood Village safe?
Yes, Lakewood Village is safer than 97% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $167 per resident a year.
Compare Lakewood Village with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lakewood Village. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lakewood Village represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Lakewood Village detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lakewood Village: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lakewood Village: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lakewood Village: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lakewood Village: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lakewood Village detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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